Combination match and cigarette holder



Jan. 19 1926.

INVENTOR MD.Burris I BYJDZM ATTORNEY of a container, the. latter bein Patented Jam, 19 1926.

1,570,038 PATENT OFFICE.

mm D. DUDE-I8, OI BLOOIFIELD, NEW J'lmY.

OOIBINA'IIOK HATCH AND CIGARETTE HOLDER.

Application filed October 10, 1984. Serial Io. 742,743.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILLAIH) D. BURRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bloomfield, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination Match and Cigarette Holders, of which the following is a specification.

It is a common fault with cigarette smokers that when the cigarettes have been found in the pockets, the matches for i 'ting the same must be searched for. his invention aims to, provide a device or article which combines a package of cigarettes and a book of matches in a single packet so that either or both may be produced when desired. A further object is to provide a container which receives a packet of cigarettes and has means on one face of the container whereby the common book of matches may be releasably mounted.

The above and other objects will become apparent in the description below, in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in the drawing.

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the article, showing the cover in partly opened position and void of contents.

Fi e 2 is a view similar'to Fi ure 1, showing the packet of cigarettes int e container and a book of matches mounted in its pro er place.

Figure '3 1s a longitudinal sectional elevational view taken substantially thru the vertical center of the articleand illustrates the method of mounting or demounting a book of-matches. in place thereon Fi ure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, showlng the book of matches mounted lace. p Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals and 11 indicate the side walls with a rear wall 12 and front we 1 13. The side and rear and front walls are connected at their longitudinal edges and are integral with each otherto provide a chamber 14 in which a packet of cigarettes 15 is ada ted to be inserted. At of t e side wall11, a hinge 16 is mounted and to this hinge, a cover 17 having enclosing side walls 18 is secured. One of the walls 18 of the covering 17 which aligns with the wall 10 of the container, has a resilient downwardly projecting tongue 19 upon the container.

provided e upper edge thereon. Said ton ue extends downwardly and at its lower em has a hemispherical lug 20 thereon. At a position slightly below the upper edge of the side wall 10, a hemispherical recess 21 is provided, said recess being adapted to receive the lug 20 of the tongue 19 when the-cover 17 is closed down The front wall 13 of the container is provided with a"pair of tapering vertically mounted L-shaped guide bars 22 and 23. These guide bars are spaced-apart from each other and have their widest ends at the lower portion thereof. At the lower widest portions of these guide bars 22 and 23, a'relatively small ledge 24 is provided and intermediate the length of these ledges, a ridge 25 extends upwardly. .A retainer plate 26 is adapted to be slidably inserted between the L-shaped guide bars 22 and 23 and on said retainer late, a pair of recesses 27 are provided. '1 ese recesses are adapted to receive the nail of a finger and are oppositely disposed toward each other so that when the finger nail is inserted into the lower recess 27, the retainer plate may be pushed upwardl and when the finger nail is inserted in t e upper recess, the plate may be pushed downwardly. The surace of the retainer plate 27 which faces the wall 13 of the container, is provided releasably locked in place on the container by the lug 20 being engaged in the recess 21. This In is mounted on the flexible tongue 19 an may be disen ged from the recess 21 by an upward pull of the hand. The book of matches of the type now .in

common use, is mounted on the external surface of the front wall 13 of thecontainer. The guide bars 22 and 23, cooperating with the late 26, are used to secure the book in ace on the wall.- These do bars 22 and 23 are spaced-apart a distance somewhat greater than the width of the book of matches and the cover 30 of said book of matches is first inserted between the retainer plate 26 and the wall 13 of the container by insertin the book from the lower end of the artic e and ur ing the same upwardly, it being noted that the retainer plate during this operation is in the position shown in Figure 15, in which said plate lies adjacent the tapering portion of the guide bars 22 and 23. After the book of matches has been completely inserted into place so that the fold or return bend 31 will extend'above the guide bars, the finger nail is then inserted into the lower recess on the retainer plate 26 and the latter is urged u wardly so that its lower edge rises above t e portion 25 on the ledge 24. When this has been accomplished, the opposite or upper recess on the retainer plate 26 is engaged by the finger nail, and after the retainer plate is urged toward the front wall 13 of the container, the pointed prongs 28 will enter the material forming the portion 29 of the book of matches and the retainer plate will then be urged downwardly so that its lower edge will be retained between the back 29 of the book of matches and the portion 25 mounted on the ledge 24, this position being shown in Figure 4 of the drawing. The reverse operation takes place when it is desired to release the spent book of matches.

I claim 1. A device of the class described comprising a container receiving the packet of cigarettes, a cover for said container, means for releasably locking the cover on said container, means for removably mounting a book of matches on said container comprising a retainer plate having pointed prongs on its concealed face, the back of the book of matches being adapted to be gripped by the prongs when in position between the wall of the container and the retainer plate, guide bars mounted vertically on the wall of the container and adapted to support said retainer plate, and means for supporting the retainer plate so that the pointed prongs thereof enter the material forming the back of the book of matches.

2. A device of the class described comprising a container receiving the packet of cigarettes, a cover for said container, means for releasably locking the cover on said container, means for removably mounting a book of matches on said container comprising a retainer late havin pointed prongs on its conceale face, the back of the book of matches being adapted to be gripped by the prongs when in position between the wall of the container and the retainer plate, tapering L-sha ed guide bars mounted vertically on t e wall of said container, the retainer plate being slidable between said guide bars, a shelf on the lower end of each guide bar, a ridge rojecting upwardly from the shelf interme iate its len h, said ridge being adapted to separate t e ledge in two, one portion thereof being adapted to lock the retainer plate in position adjacent the back of the book matches so that the pointed prongs on said retainer plate enter into-the material forming the back of the book of matches, and means on said retainer plate for lifting or lowering the same.

{3. A device of the class described comprising a rectangular container, a hinged cover for saidcontainer, yieldable means for releasably ocking the cover on said container, means for removably mounting a book of matches on said container com rising a pair of spaced-apart guide ars mounted vertically on the wall of the container, said guide bars forming an inclined channel therebetween, a retainer plate movable in the channel formed by the guide bars and having pointed prongs at its lower end, the upper end of said channel formed by the guide bars being open, said channel being adapted to receive the cover and back of a book of matches between the retainer plate and the wall of the container.

4. A device of the class described comprising a container, a cover for said container, means for releasably locking the cover on the container, means for removably mounting a book of matches on said container comprising L-shaped guide bars extending vertically on the container and forming ta ering channels widest at the bottom of sai guide bars, a shelf on the lower end of each ide bar, a ledge intermediate thelength oi each shelf and projecting entirely across the same, said ledge being adapted to form recesses, and a retainer plate loosely mounted in the guide channels being adapted to enter into the ledge recesses and be secured in two positions.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

MILLARD D. BURRIS. 

